During my freshman year of college I met Isaac, the man I was to marry. He transferred after his sophomore year at Wesleyan to Marshall University. I transferred to Marshall a year later, at the end of my sophomore year, to be closer to him and also so we could begin catechism in the Holy Orthodox Church. We were received by chrismation May 15, 2004. I took St. Mary of Bethany as my patron saint after my middle name Maree. A week later on May 22, 2004 we were married in the Orthodox Church.